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obama is a guy who likes to compete with other men. and they seem a psychodrama as putin got into a psychodrama with bush before them. a lot of the personal and a lot of petty, when you hear the backroom stories of mano a mano. >> my dog is bigger than your dog. >> we're being run by 14-year-olds. >> in the women take over but there was a competition whose dog was bigger and pint had a bigger dog than barney. so there's that element. but the bigger problem is that we have gotten russia into a spot where they're benefitting from this. pint benefits from this. he's in dicey political straits. he gets to take the u.s. on, both on snowedden and gay issues, really popular for him back home. i think there was probably a more supple way not to put him in this confrontational mode where he would benefit from dissing us. >> woodruff: and you think that's what happened? >> and i don't think we've been supple enough about that. >> i think this was a pretty calculated snub. yes, it's a dark relationship, but we do not want to break it. somen some
obama is a guy who likes to compete with other men. and they seem a psychodrama as putin got into a psychodrama with bush before them. a lot of the personal and a lot of petty, when you hear the backroom stories of mano a mano. >> my dog is bigger than your dog. >> we're being run by 14-year-olds. >> in the women take over but there was a competition whose dog was bigger and pint had a bigger dog than barney. so there's that element. but the bigger problem is that we have...
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the name of the book is "collision 2012: obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america." not too big a topic. >> no. thank you, gwen. >> ifill: thank you. in gwen's extended conversation dan balz detailses the behind-the-scenes push to get governor chris christie to run for president. we'll be back with a look at concerns over babies using smartphones and tablets. first we are taking a pledge break, and we ask forthe pbs ne. i'm paul anthony along with patty kim. this brief break has a very specific purpose-- to ask you to take action and support outstanding journalism and this public television station. you can do it all with one call to make a donation that reflects what the pbs newshour means to you. would you pay a quarter to watch this program tonight? if you multiply that donation for the wle year, that's a $65 pledge. or how about $1 to watch tonight's broadcast? that's a $250 donation for an entire year of serious journalism. it only takes a couple of minutes to make that call, so don't delay. when you donate on behalf of the pbs newshour, we have some additional
the name of the book is "collision 2012: obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america." not too big a topic. >> no. thank you, gwen. >> ifill: thank you. in gwen's extended conversation dan balz detailses the behind-the-scenes push to get governor chris christie to run for president. we'll be back with a look at concerns over babies using smartphones and tablets. first we are taking a pledge break, and we ask forthe pbs ne. i'm paul anthony along with patty kim....
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obama still plans to attend the g-20 gathering in st. petersburg, next month, but has added a side visit to sweden instead. and secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel will meet with their russian counterparts in washington on friday. >> brown: was the president right to cancel the meeting? and where does this leave u.s.- russian relations? stephen sestanovich teaches international diplomacy at columbia university. he served in the state department during the reagan and clinton administrations. dimitri simes is president of the center for the national interest. he just returned from a trip to russia where he met with senior russian officials. welcome to both of you. stephen sestanovich was it the snowden asylum in the end that led to this and do you think it was the right move. >> i think it was a key factor in the decision but it wasn't the most important issue. what it did was force the administration to take careful stock of where the relationship stood. what's going on they had to ask, and is this meeting goin
obama still plans to attend the g-20 gathering in st. petersburg, next month, but has added a side visit to sweden instead. and secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel will meet with their russian counterparts in washington on friday. >> brown: was the president right to cancel the meeting? and where does this leave u.s.- russian relations? stephen sestanovich teaches international diplomacy at columbia university. he served in the state department during the...
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the obama administration has made gay rights a priority and that's something that is from 2011 they asked the state department to start reporting on abuses against l.g.b.t. so there are are a number of different things coming together but the olympics is a focal point for this. >> ifill: is there this a central issue for vladimir putin himself or -- >> yeah, this is his prestige. it's extremely important both in terms of being a leader on the global stage, in financial terms and it's a point of pride for him. it's extremely important. >> ifill: maryanne lanskoy from the national endowment for democracy. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: one of the nation's largest public works projects is a critical and iconic new bridge spanning san francisco bay. but even as it nears completion, anticipation has been tempered by worries over recently discovered problems along its eastern span, as well as the political and engineering battles that have delayed construction for decades. spencer michels reports. >> reporter: construction may be nearly finished on a new portion of the bay brid
the obama administration has made gay rights a priority and that's something that is from 2011 they asked the state department to start reporting on abuses against l.g.b.t. so there are are a number of different things coming together but the olympics is a focal point for this. >> ifill: is there this a central issue for vladimir putin himself or -- >> yeah, this is his prestige. it's extremely important both in terms of being a leader on the global stage, in financial terms and...